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2nd Grade Spelling Set #1

Spelling Quiz:

Short A

Long A

Short O

Long O

can

cane

glob

globe

rat

rate

slop

slope

mad

made

mop

mope

Sam

same

can       

cone

 

High frequency words:

went

then

want

they

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #2

Spelling Quiz: September 13th

Short I

Long I

Short U

Long U

Fin

Fine

Tub

Tube

Bit

Bite

Cut

Cute

Hid

Hide

Cub

Cube

Rip

Ripe

            

 

Tim

Time

 

 

 

High frequency words:

Was

That

Said

Our

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #3

Spelling Quiz: September 20th 

sh

ch

th

wh

ship

chat

this

what

shot

chill

them

when

shell

chin

thin

who

shed

chip

thick

where

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

because

too

said

what

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #4

Spelling Quiz: September 27th 

cl

gl

gr

cr

clip

glad

grass

cram

clash

glass

grab

crab

cling

glow

grow

crib

clam

gloss

grill

crash

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

again

house

there

your

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #5

Spelling Quiz: October 4th  

br

dr

tr

fr

brown

drum

tree

frog

bring

drill

try

fry

brick

drink

truck

from

broke

drip

trot

fresh

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

their

could

know

great

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #6

Spelling Quiz: October 18th  

sc

sn

sm

sl

scarf

snow

smash

sleep

scare

snack

smell

slide

scale

snake

smoke

slip

scar

snore

smart

sling

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

were

about

favorite

should

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #7

Spelling Quiz: October 25th  

sk

sp

st

sw

tw

skunk

spell

stop

swim

twenty

sky

spider

stamp

swing

twist

skate

spoon

stone

sway

twice

skin

spy

step

swell

tweet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #8: Long A Patterns (ai/ay) Spelling Quiz: November 1st

ā CVCe

āi CVVC

āy CVV

ă CVC

trade

grain

play

past

taste

brain

gray

stand

shape

snail

stay

plan

brave

trail

clay

blast

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

does

our

would

Shakerag

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #9: Spelling Quiz: November 8th

ĕ

ēē CVVC

ēā CVVC

next

green

clean

best

sleep

team

web

teeth

teach

less

seen

speak

pest

week

meat

 

High frequency words:

people

September

October

November

start

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #10: Spelling Quiz: November 15th

ō CVCe

ōw CVV

ōa CVVC

globe

show

coach

close

slow

roast

froze

snow

boat

rope

blow

loaf

stove

throw

throat

 

High frequency words:

those

under

outside

city

always

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #11: Spelling Quiz: December 6th

Long I = i-e

Long I = y

Long I = igh

Long I = i--

shine

try

right

find

quite

shy

bright

wild

twice

fly

flight

kind

white

why

sigh

child

write

cry

night

mind

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #12: Spelling Quiz: December 13th

-er

-est

closer

closest

funnier

funniest

scarier

scariest

sleepier

sleepiest

sadder

saddest

cuter

cutest

longer

longest

 

High frequency words:

wrote

school

main

thick

enough

Wednesday

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #13: Spelling Quiz: January 10th

Long u = ew

Long u = ue

-are

chew

blue

care

grew

true

scare

knew

glue

square

stew

clue

share

 

 

-air

-ar

chair

shark

fair

dark

pair

start

hair

park

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #14: Spelling Quiz: January 17th

oo

oo

ire

ir

ier

good

hoop

wire

third

drier

stood

proof

tire

whirl

flier

hood

tool

umpire

thirst

crier

wood

cool

admire

first

pliers

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #15: Spelling Quiz: January 24th

ou

ui

ow

ground

juice

growl

found

fruit

brown

south

suit

plow

scout

cruise

clown

cloud

bruise

frown

 

High frequency words:

            need

each

right

again

change

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set #15: Spelling Quiz: January 31st

ear

eer

er

near

cheer

germ

year

peer

clerk

hear

sheer

her

dear

steer

perch

fear

deer

fern

 

High frequency words:

February

you’re

every

another

Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 16         Spelling Quiz: February 7th

VC/CV

V/CV

VC/V

napkin

below

limit

absent

above

never

subject

begin

second

selfish

again

salad

expect

delay

lemon

 

High frequency words:

sea

wait

feel

carry

catch

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 17    Spelling Quiz:  Thursday, February 14th

 

-s

-ed

-ing

walk

walks

walked

walking

clap

claps

clapped

clapping

care

cares

cared

caring

rain

rains

rained

raining

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

nothing

work

 

wouldn’t

brother

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 18

Spelling Quiz – Thursday, February 28th

c + le

z + le

p + le

  t + le

b + le

d + le

g +le

uncle

puzzle

purple

little

able

raffle

giggle

circle

 

 

turtle

rubble

waffle

single

crinkle

 

 

kettle

nibble

goggle

goggle

 

High frequency words:

through

funny

between

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 19

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, March 7th

-ck

-or

-ore

-oar

black

storm

snore

roar

snack

born

chore

soar

sick

horse

score

boar

trick

more

tore

uproar

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

things

even

 

close

gone

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 20

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, March 14th

 

-ir

-ur

-ly

 

bird

curb

nicely

 

birth

surf

likely

 

stir

burn

lovely

 

dirt

churn

weekly

 

twirl

nurse

quickly

 

High frequency words:

problem

second

instead

together

large

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 21

Thursday, March 21st

-aw

-au

-ure

-al

crawl

cause

cure

chalk

lawn

fault

pure

almost

straw

caught

injure

stalk

draw

sauce

nature

bald

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

watch

earth

 

group

ready

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 22

Thursday, March 28th

kn-

wr-

gn-

ph

-gh

-mb

know

wrote

gnome

graph

tough

lamb

knit

wrong

gnaw

phone

laugh

numb

knee

wrap

 

photo

cough

climb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

family

everyone

finally

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 23

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, April 11th

scr-

str-

spr-

squ-

scram

street

spring

square

scrap

string

spray

squish

screen

strap

sprout

squeak

scrub

straw

sprint

squint

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

written

picture

thought

really

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 24

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, April 18th

un-

dis-

mis-

non-

unfair

dislike

misuse

nonfat

unlock

disobey

mislead

nonstop

unable

disable

mistake

nonfiction

unlock

dismiss

misuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

dream

different

idea

teacher

special

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 25

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, April 25th

pre-

re-

mid-

micro-

preheat

repay

midday

microchip

prepay

return

midway

microwave

prepare

reread

midnight

microphone

prevent

redo

midtown

 

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

suddenly

either

couldn’t

beautiful

someone

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 26

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, May 2nd

-tion

-ture

-ion

-ness

action

future

vision

kindness

motion

picture

minion

darkness

fiction

culture

region

illness

nation

capture

fusion

happiness

 

 

 

 

 

High frequency words:

important

through

 

against

question

 

 

 

2nd Grade Spelling Set # 27

Spelling Quiz: Thursday, May 9th

-able

-less

-ish

-ful

capable

harmless

selfish

grateful

closable

wireless

finish

thankful

       fixable

helpless

cherish

colorful

portable

fearless

foolish

peaceful

 

 

 

 

 

High Frequency Words

often

understand

 

however

answer

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